What it means to be coloured during election time
“I don’t like to talk about politics. Nothing I do will change this country anyway”. My mother doesn’t vote. She is of the view…
Citizens & Leaders
Democracies cannot be healthy and flourish without active citizens who participate in society, who solve problems their communities face, who are informed and skilled in participation.
This applies to both citizens and citizen representatives or politicians. If political leaders do not espouse democratic principals and ethics and don’t have the required skills-set or theoretical framework democracy cannot grow.
Democracy Works Foundation, therefore, offers several innovative trainings that are targeted at the following beneficiaries:
- political leaders, whether established or youthful;
- citizen and community leaders;
- civil society activists and change-makers.
democracy works continues ITI ‘passing on the baton’ dialogue project
The In Transformation Initiative, with facilitators Nomfundo Walaza and Chris Spies, has kindly asked Democracy Works Foundation to continue the ‘Passing on the Baton’ project…
Good, bad, ugly of Brexit
The United Kingdom’s referendum decision to leave the European Union has both dramatic political and economic consequences for South Africa and Africa. What are…
Policy Brief 5: Democratising the African Union
Introduction The African Union (AU), the homegrown continental body, is spectacularly ill suited in its current form, to secure quality democracy, inclusive development and…
ZANU PF factions agenda
The period of the Government of National Unity and the aftermath of the 31 July 2013 harmonised elections has made naked authoritarianism highly costly in light…
SA GOVERNMENT IS TILTING AT WINDMILLS
Last Friday legendary boxer Muhammad Ali was laid to rest in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Everything about Ali’s life has already been said….
Uproot pervasive corruption
Corruption has become so widespread in SA that there is a real danger it will become entrenched as a “normal” aspect of life. How…
How investors see South Africa
South Africa has narrowly survived a downgrade of the rating of its government bonds. The reprieve, however, is temporary because government has been warned…
Is culture an obstacle to democracy?
The question is often asked whether African culture and traditions are obstacles to development and democracy. African culture is not inimical development or democracy….
I am the Third Force
I am the Third Force, I shroud my anger in a Constitution that was signed by Nelson Mandela and which offered us the possibility…